{"product_id":"the-weil-conjectures-9781250619570","title":"The Weil Conjectures","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors'' Pick and \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e Staff Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderful book. --Patti Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was riveted. Olsson is evocative on curiosity as an appetite of the mind, on the pleasure of glutting oneself on knowledge. --Parul Sehgal, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eloquent blend of memoir and biography exploring the Weil siblings, math, and creative inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Olsson's stirring and unusual third book, \u003ci\u003eThe Weil Conjectures\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of the brilliant Weil siblingsSimone, a philosopher, mystic, and social activist, and André, an influential mathematicianwhile also recalling the years Olsson spent studying math. As she delves into the lives of these two singular French thinkers, she grapples with their intellectual obsessions and rekindles one of her own. For Olsson, as a math major in college and a writer now, it's the odd detours that lead to discovery, to moments of insight. Thus \u003ci\u003eThe Weil Conjectures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186851537239,"sku":"9781250619570","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-weil-conjectures-9781250619570","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}